The familiar phrase "Man proposes, God disposes" is an example of antithesis, as is John Dryden's description in "The Hind and the Panther" : "Too black for heaven, and yet too white for hell." ...
Familiar words are words that you are used to using in your speech and writing. It is also likely that you understand their meaning. Unfamiliar words are the opposite; words you do not understand or...